Osteopathy is an unconventional medicine recognized by the World Health Organization and defined in 2007 as a medicine based on primary manual contact in diagnosis and treatment.

It is a system of care that through assessment, diagnosis and treatment can be applied to a wide variety of clinical conditions, entering fully into the concept of health care supported by scientific knowledge.

Osteopathy is based on viewing the human being as the unity of body, mind and spirit.

Each individual body part is able to interact with the whole through movement, a litmus test of quality of life and health.

Through its assessment(posture analysis and palpation) it is possible to identify any disorders on which to intervene through manual techniques that can correct imbalances and restore physiological conditions of movement and thus health.

Through tissue manipulation, an osteopath is able to trigger the self-healing processes that the body naturally has.

It does not intervene in the recovery of mobility lost as a result of neurological or orthopedic disease, trauma, or surgery, and therefore cannot be included among rehabilitative interventions: it is complementary to other health professions, such as physiotherapy and conventional medicine.

The disorders on which osteopathy can act affect the neuro-musculoskeletal, cranio-sacral and visceral systems. Besides being a valuable contribution and support in the treatment of many diseases, osteopathy also proves effective in prevention and maintenance of health status.